Why does my RBTA look like this

[basel146]

My anemone has been alive for awhile but it’s looked like this 4 months ago but it’s still alive and eating why does it look like this

 

[JumboShrimp]

I ignored conventional wisdom and foolishly added one to my nano tank way before it was well-enough established; it struggled like that. Ultimately it didn't make it.

 

[basel146]

I ignored conventional wisdom and foolishly added one to my nano tank way before it was well-enough established; it struggled like that. Ultimately it didn't make it.

Tank 8 months old tho and it has perfect parameters

 

[jcmjoe]

It looks like it is bleached, what kind of lighting do you have?

 

[basel146]

It looks like it is bleached

Can I still save it? I typically use the tanks white light mixed with the blue reef light and I have my blue light at 100%

 

[jcmjoe]

What kind of lights do you have, there are people that have saved bleached anemones. What are your actual parameters and temp and lighting. The anemone forum has a wealth of knowledge that may help you.

 

[basel146]

What kind of lights do you have, there are people that have saved bleached anemones. What are your actual parameters and temp and lighting. The anemone forum has a wealth of knowledge that may help you.

Temp:79
Nitrate:4 ppm
Nitrite:0 ppm
Ammonia: 0 ppm
pH: 8.2
Sal: 1.025

Light is a reef light, 10W Nicrew LCD Display that’s clip on

 

[Tahoe61]

Insufficient lighting, 10 watts is not going to cut it.
That anemone is starved, unfortunately I doubt the anemone can rebound, but better lighting is still in order.

 

[basel146]

Insufficient lighting, 10 watts is not going to cut it.
That anemone is starved, unfortunately I doubt the anemone can rebound, but better lighting is still in order.

Thank you so much I’ll buy a lot better one how many watts should it be my

Problem is my tank is a nano 10 gallon I need to find the right light with the right amount of watts

 

[JumboShrimp]

How inches tall (deep) is your tank?

 

[basel146]

How inches tall (deep) is your tank?

12in

 

[TX_REEF]

Insufficient lighting, 10 watts is not going to cut it.
That anemone is starved, unfortunately I doubt the anemone can rebound, but better lighting is still in order.

agreed. In my opinion, the best light (i.e will let you grow just about any photosynthetic creature) for a tank that size on a budget will be the noopsyche mini: https://noopsychereeflight.com/prod...tlNLP5qi8-K-7tPWBx8OC4jj1IqVhuN9T28GXbn9sDuSU

 

[Dom]

My anemone has been alive for awhile but it’s looked like this 4 months ago but it’s still alive and eating why does it look like this

Aliens?

 

[JumboShrimp]

Great. There should be lots of choices for lights that will adequately reach to the bottom of a 12" tank. ;)

 

[Jshiloh]

AI prime light

 

[Tahoe61]

Thank you so much I’ll buy a lot better one how many watts should it be my

Problem is my tank is a nano 10 gallon I need to find the right light with the right amount of watts

It depends on your budget. At least 30 watts, like the Fluval Marine. There's actually a lot of nano lights that would work.
If you plan on corals I would plan on at least 50 watts on a 10-gallon.

:-)

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Temp:79
Nitrate:4 ppm
Nitrite:0 ppm
Ammonia: 0 ppm
pH: 8.2
Sal: 1.025

Light is a reef light, 10W Nicrew LCD Display that’s clip on

Are you testing parameters with API kits? API is known for not being accurate